EEO Statement
The LaGrange School District 102 in accordance with federal laws, Presidential Executive Orders, and state and local laws provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, family medical history or genetic information, political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit based factors.

LaGrange District 102 is committed to building and sustaining a multicultural school community that fosters equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Qualifications:

• Illinois Professional Education License (PEL)

• 2 years of previous experience teaching and/or coursework in an assignment within the last 3 years

• Must understand Second Language Acquisition

• Knowledge and experience with MS Office, Google Docs, and PowerSchool experience is a plus

• Must have strong verbal communication skills

• Bilingual preferred

Responsibilities:

• Facilitate students' learning in correlation with the Illinois Learning Standards
• Communicate the essential questions and clarify the learning goals for each lesson.
• Configure lessons and select instructional strategies with the intent of ensuring that all students can answer a lesson's essential question by its conclusion.
• Design daily lessons that incorporate Writing, Inquiry, Collaboration, Organization, and/or Reading (WICOR) to ensure authentically rigorous learning experiences for all students.
• Design lessons to include 3 or more unique learning tasks for students, at least one of which includes whole-class verbal participation.
• Assess student progress towards objectives, expectations, and/or goals for the purpose of providing feedback to students, parents, and administration.
• Demonstrates the ability to individually assess and monitor the students' skills in their native language as well as English.
• Create and nurture supportive, student-centered classroom communities that promote personal empowerment, academic growth, and social-emotional well-being of all learners.
• Manage student behavior for the purpose of providing a safe and optimal learning environment.
• Provide students with regular opportunities to collaborate with peers, move with purpose, and experience diverse instructional strategies so that they are physically and intellectually engaged as learners.
• Provide students time to interact with instructional resources and materials in a thoughtful, active manner to support their comprehension and long-term retention of information.
• Allow students to take an active role in their learning by setting and monitoring individualized goals, and processing and reflecting deliberately within lessons.
• Implement each student's Individual Education Plan (IEP) as written and collaborate with colleagues to ensure appropriate modifications or accommodations.
• Assist and provide support to students struggling with social-emotional and behavioral concerns through the MTSS framework.
• Incorporate cultural diversity and appreciation within the curriculum.
• Use technologies appropriately in the teaching/learning process.
• Participate in a professional learning community with a variety of stakeholders, including but not limited to instructional staff, other school personnel, parents, and a variety of community resources, for the purpose of improving the overall quality of student outcomes, achieving established classroom objectives in support of the school improvement plan.
• Participate in a variety of meetings and professional development activities for the purpose of conveying and/or gathering information required to perform functions.
• Assist with the transition from one grade level to the next.
• Must demonstrate the ability to work collaboratively with parents and the community to promote second language acquisition.
• Assist with written and verbal translation when needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Application Procedure
Online applications only, please.